The digital town square has grown quiet for humans, replaced by the frenetic, invisible humming of a million machines. In the opening weeks of 2026, a platform called Moltbook has emerged as the...

Healthcare fraud continues to plague providers, managed care, and drug companies. $5.7 billion of the $6.8 billion recovered by DOJ was generated from the healthcare industry. There is a...

Over 100,000 people just gave an AI assistant root access to their computers. That assistant can now talk to other AI assistants on a social network humans cannot post to.

When a person manipulates someone into changing their will, what’s a family member who finds themselves cut out of an inheritance to do? The answer has played out in courtrooms for hundreds of...

In the final quarter of 2025, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued fines under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) totaling £15 million against Capita plc, Capita...

Over the course of 2025 our Bermuda office provided readers with practical guidance and insightful thought leadership. The most popular Bermuda publications of the year reflect the depth and...

Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg et al., Case No. 24-3367 (9th Cir. 2026) - On January 2, 2026, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a jury verdict finding that tattoo artist Katherine Von...

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity from December 2025. The end of the year brought a significant number of newly proposed Centers for Medicare...

The Court’s decision in Berk v. Choy resolves a circuit split and adopts the approach the Fourth Circuit has had in place since 2021. What Are Affidavit-of-Merit Requirements?

At the same time that many members of Congress suggested that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has retreated from white collar enforcement, DOJ announced on 16 January that False Claims Act...

On December 31, 2025, a federal court ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua. This decision restored protections...

On January 28, 2026, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision addressing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) actions related to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti and...

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a trilateral free trade agreement that went into effect on July 1, 2020, as a replacement for its predecessor, the North American Free Trade...

Last year’s enactment of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) included significant changes to the federal student loan system. New borrowers will be impacted starting July 1, 2026, while...

On January 30, 2026, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael Selig announced that Project Crypto—previously an...

On Jan. 22, South Korea’s AI Basic Act came into force, establishing one of the world’s most comprehensive frameworks for artificial intelligence. For U.S. companies operating in or targeting the...

Foreign and U.S. Companies Launch Stablecoins, File for OCC Trust Charters - The issuer of the USDT stablecoin recently announced the launch of USAT, which is described in a company blog...

The U.S. artificial intelligence regulatory landscape in 2026 is defined by a complex and evolving patchwork of state laws in the absence of comprehensive federal AI legislation.

We live in a digital world where social media has become the go-to space for companies to connect with consumers. While it may feel like social media is a free and open space for creative...